Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed says he shares strong relationship with the G5 governors saying” there is no day that I don’t call to speak with each of them.
Muhammed disclosed this when four of the governors lNyesom Ezenwo Wike, ( Rivers State), Samuel Ortom ( Benue) Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) paid him a solidarity visit at Government House in Bauchi.
He said politics is about alignment, particularly with those who share things with one in common adding that the G- 5 governors whom he also called ” the Integrity group are people “of high stature and calibre ” and reliable .
” Because in politics, you go with the people that you share something in common with. The presidency that we ran where my brother was defeated and he defeated me has brought us close. Of course,at the Governor’s Forum,one thing I appreciate is that they look at your challenges even though they are not running for a second term but they are always worried.
” We have something in common. They know that I have challenges of anti-party, challenges of under acting in some treachery and mischief and of course politics is about all these but when you know that you have people behind you,of that stature, and that calibre you feel fulfilled.”
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Earlier,,Governor Wike who led the team had said “We come here in solidarity with our friend, the Governor of Bauchi State. We know that he’s running for a second term in office and what we are doing to those of our friends is to find out how things are with them, how the elections are going. This period is a period to identify with your friends.
“Luckily, four of us that are here are not running for a second term in office, even though they are running for senate I’m the only one who is not running for election after I failed at the (presidential) primary (election). Going forward, nothing more but just to fraternise with him. If there is any area we can help and advice because what affects him also affects us. Nothing more than that, just to say how are you doing and planning,” Wike said.
Governor Seyi Makinde,a member of the group was said to be in the United States during the period of the visit.
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